RV Prince Madog PD32/04

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Ship name (ship code)

RV Prince Madog (74P2)

Cruise identifier

PD32/04

Cruise period

2004-08-11 — 2004-08-12

Status

Completed

Port of departure

Menai Bridge, United Kingdom

Port of return

Menai Bridge, United Kingdom

Purpose

Research

Objectives

A) To service an ADCP and a SmartBuoy at 53 32 N 3 21.8 W.
B) To obtain CTD profiles and water samples at the Coastal Observatory sites.

Chief scientist

M John Howarth (Proudman Oceanographic Laboratory)

Cruise report

(0.21 MB)

Ocean/sea areas

General

Irish Sea and St. George's Channel

Specific

Liverpool Bay; eastern Irish Sea

Track charts

Measurements

Physical oceanography

Surface measurements underway (T,S)

Quantity: track kilometres = 400
Description: Underway thermosalinograph

Water bottle stations

Quantity: number of stations = 35
Description: Lab analysis for nitrate (H24), phosphate (H22), silicate (H26), near bed & near surface

CTD stations

Quantity: number of profiles = 36
Description: SeaBird CTD

Transparency (eg transmissometer)

Quantity: track kilometres = 400
Description: Underway transmissometer

Transparency (eg transmissometer)

Quantity: number of profiles = 36
Description: Transmissometer and LISST on CTD

Optics (eg underwater light levels)

Quantity: number of profiles = 36
Description: Irradiance sensors on CTD

Contamination

Suspended matter

Quantity: number of stations = 35
Description: Filtration of near surface and near bed water samples

Biology and fisheries

Phytoplankton pigs (eg chlorophyll, fluorescence)

Quantity: number of profiles = 36
Description: Fluorometer on CTD

Phytoplankton pigs (eg chlorophyll, fluorescence)

Quantity: track kilometres = 400
Description: Underway fluorimeter

Phytoplankton

Quantity: number of stations = 7
Description: Lab analysis for phytoplankton from water bottle samples

Zooplankton

Quantity: number of hauls = 10
Description: Vertical net hauls for zooplankton

Meteorology

Incident radiation

Quantity: track kilometres = 400
Description: Underway surface irradiance and PAR measurement

Routine standard measurements

Quantity: track kilometres = 400
Description: Met station (wind, atmospheric pressure, air temperature, humidity)

Moorings, landers, buoys

Physical oceanography

Transparency (eg transmissometer)

53° 32' 3" N 3° 21' 39" W — Buoy mounted turbidity. Recovery and deployment.

Transparency (eg transmissometer)

53° 32' 4" N 3° 21' 33" W — SeaTech 25 cm transmissometer on a bottom frame. Recovery and deployment.

Optics (eg underwater light levels)

53° 32' 3" N 3° 21' 39" W — Buoy mounted subsurface irradiance sensors. Recovery and deployment.

Current profiler (eg ADCP)

53° 32' 4" N 3° 21' 33" W — 600 kHz ADCP in a sea bed frame, 10 min averages 35 x 1m bins from 2.65 mab. Turn round.

Sea level (inc. bot. press., inverted echosounder)

53° 32' 4" N 3° 21' 33" W — Bottom pressure recorder. Recovery and deployment.

Other physical oceanographic measurements

53° 32' 4" N 3° 21' 33" W — Temperature and conductivity on bottom frame. Recovery and deployment.

Other physical oceanographic measurements

53° 32' 3" N 3° 21' 39" W — Buoy mounted temperature and conductivity. Recovery and deployment.

Chemical oceanography

Nitrate

53° 32' 3" N 3° 21' 39" W — Buoy mounted nutrient analyser and water sampler. Recovery and deployment.

Nitrite

53° 2' 3" N 3° 21' 39" W — Buoy mounted nutrient analyser and water sampler. Recovery and deployment.

Silicate

53° 32' 3" N 3° 21' 39" W — Buoy mounted nutrient analyser and water sampler. Recovery and deployment.

Biology and fisheries

Phytoplankton pigs (eg chlorophyll, fluorescence)

53° 32' 3" N 3° 21' 39" W — Buoy mounted fluorometer. Recovery and deployment.

Data held at BODC

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Series/Profiles

1 Acoustic doppler current profiler

Date and time
Vertical spatial coordinates
Vertical velocity of the water column (currents)
Horizontal velocity of the water column (currents)
Metadata parameters
Sea level

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Date and time
Vertical spatial coordinates
Vertical velocity of the water column (currents)
Horizontal velocity of the water column (currents)
Metadata parameters
Sea level

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BODC id	Date/Time	Location	Doc.
1622872	2004-08-11 12:40 — 2004-09-08 11:30	53° 31' 59" N 3° 21' 49" W

49 Bottle station

Reference numbers
Nitrite concentration parameters in the water column
Phosphate concentration parameters in the water column
Vertical spatial coordinates
Silicate concentration parameters in the water column
Ammonium and ammonia concentration parameters in water bodies
Phaeopigment concentrations in the water column
Nitrate concentration parameters in the water column
Quality control flags
Chlorophyll pigment concentrations in water bodies

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BODC id	Date/Time	Location
1672555	2004-08-11 21:40	53° 32' 3" N 3° 22' 49" W
1672567	2004-08-11 22:20	53° 27' 3" N 3° 22' 42" W
1672543	2004-08-11 20:58	53° 37' 11" N 3° 22' 6" W
1672499	2004-08-11 13:20	53° 32' 4" N 3° 22' 18" W
1672531	2004-08-11 20:16	53° 42' 7" N 3° 22' 3" W
1313588	2004-08-11 15:35	53° 27' 2" N 3° 13' 34" W
1313761	2004-08-12 01:34	53° 46' 49" N 3° 30' 11" W
1313877	2004-08-12 08:12	53° 37' 27" N 3° 47' 23" W
1314021	2004-08-11 20:58	53° 37' 11" N 3° 22' 6" W
1313619	2004-08-11 16:58	53° 36' 56" N 3° 13' 25" W
1313724	2004-08-11 23:33	53° 31' 55" N 3° 30' 33" W
1313890	2004-08-12 09:22	53° 47' 1" N 3° 47' 31" W
1313945	2004-08-12 12:09	53° 32' 3" N 3° 55' 27" W
1313969	2004-08-12 13:27	53° 22' 10" N 3° 55' 33" W
1314033	2004-08-11 21:40	53° 32' 3" N 3° 22' 49" W
1672506	2004-08-11 19:02	53° 51' 47" N 3° 21' 30" W
1672518	2004-08-11 19:38	53° 47' 9" N 3° 21' 47" W
1313736	2004-08-12 00:14	53° 36' 56" N 3° 30' 10" W
1313828	2004-08-12 05:42	53° 22' 47" N 3° 38' 30" W
1313933	2004-08-12 11:18	53° 37' 32" N 3° 55' 15" W
1313576	2004-08-11 13:20	53° 32' 4" N 3° 22' 18" W
1313607	2004-08-11 16:16	53° 31' 52" N 3° 15' 48" W
1313668	2004-08-11 20:16	53° 42' 7" N 3° 22' 3" W
1313712	2004-08-11 22:54	53° 27' 6" N 3° 30' 37" W
1313797	2004-08-12 03:37	53° 37' 17" N 3° 38' 39" W
1313865	2004-08-12 07:33	53° 32' 3" N 3° 47' 37" W
1313908	2004-08-12 09:57	53° 47' 4" N 3° 55' 4" W
1313957	2004-08-12 12:47	53° 27' 7" N 3° 55' 37" W
1313632	2004-08-11 18:11	53° 46' 59" N 3° 13' 12" W
1313656	2004-08-11 19:38	53° 47' 9" N 3° 21' 47" W
1313700	2004-08-11 22:20	53° 27' 3" N 3° 22' 42" W
1313748	2004-08-12 00:55	53° 42' 2" N 3° 30' 7" W
1313804	2004-08-12 04:25	53° 32' 1" N 3° 38' 24" W
1313889	2004-08-12 08:48	53° 42' 18" N 3° 47' 27" W
1313921	2004-08-12 10:37	53° 42' 24" N 3° 55' 54" W
1313620	2004-08-11 17:35	53° 41' 58" N 3° 13' 16" W
1313773	2004-08-12 02:12	53° 47' 3" N 3° 38' 43" W
1313785	2004-08-12 02:54	53° 42' 3" N 3° 38' 36" W
1313853	2004-08-12 06:55	53° 27' 2" N 3° 47' 30" W
1313644	2004-08-11 19:02	53° 51' 47" N 3° 21' 30" W
1313816	2004-08-12 05:06	53° 27' 0" N 3° 38' 39" W
1313681	2004-08-11 20:58	53° 37' 11" N 3° 22' 6" W
1313693	2004-08-11 21:40	53° 32' 3" N 3° 22' 49" W
1313841	2004-08-12 06:23	53° 23' 15" N 3° 47' 25" W
1314045	2004-08-11 22:20	53° 27' 3" N 3° 22' 42" W
1314008	2004-08-11 20:16	53° 42' 7" N 3° 22' 3" W
1313994	2004-08-11 19:38	53° 47' 9" N 3° 21' 47" W
1313970	2004-08-11 13:20	53° 32' 4" N 3° 22' 18" W
1313982	2004-08-11 19:02	53° 51' 47" N 3° 21' 30" W

1 Fluorometers

Reference numbers
Date and time
Raw fluorometer output
Chlorophyll pigment concentrations in water bodies

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Reference numbers
Date and time
Raw fluorometer output
Chlorophyll pigment concentrations in water bodies

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BODC id	Date/Time	Location	Doc.
1194361	2004-08-11 13:00 — 2004-09-08 12:30	53° 32' 6" N 3° 22' 9" W

2 In-situ nutrient analyser

Reference numbers
Date and time
Concentration of suspended particulate material in the water column
Silicate concentration parameters in the water column
Nitrate concentration parameters in the water column

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BODC id	Date/Time	Location	Doc.
1194385	2004-08-11 16:00 — 2004-09-08 12:00	53° 32' 6" N 3° 22' 9" W
1194416	2004-08-12 00:00 — 2004-09-07 00:00	53° 32' 6" N 3° 22' 9" W

3 Moored CTD

Reference numbers
Date and time
Salinity of the water column
Temperature of the water column
Electrical conductivity of the water column
Sea level

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Reference numbers
Date and time
Salinity of the water column
Temperature of the water column
Electrical conductivity of the water column
Sea level

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BODC id	Date/Time	Location
664232	2004-08-11 12:40:01 — 2004-09-08 11:20:01	53° 31' 59" N 3° 21' 49" W
1194348	2004-08-11 13:00 — 2004-09-08 12:30	53° 32' 6" N 3° 22' 9" W
664220	2004-08-11 12:50:01 — 2004-09-08 12:40:01	53° 32' 6" N 3° 22' 9" W

1 Nephelometers and optical backscatter sensors

Reference numbers
Date and time
Concentration of suspended particulate material in the water column

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Reference numbers
Date and time
Concentration of suspended particulate material in the water column

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BODC id	Date/Time	Location	Doc.
1194373	2004-08-11 13:00 — 2004-09-08 12:30	53° 32' 6" N 3° 22' 9" W

2 Paddle wheel current meter

Reference numbers
Transmittance and attenuance of the water column
Date and time
Salinity of the water column
Temperature of the water column
Electrical conductivity of the water column
Sea level

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Reference numbers
Transmittance and attenuance of the water column
Date and time
Salinity of the water column
Temperature of the water column
Electrical conductivity of the water column
Sea level

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BODC id	Date/Time	Location	Doc.
664219	2004-08-11 12:55 — 2004-09-08 12:45	53° 32' 6" N 3° 22' 9" W
664348	2004-08-11 12:45 — 2004-09-08 11:25	53° 31' 59" N 3° 21' 49" W

2 radiometers

Reference numbers
Date and time
Visible waveband radiance and irradiance measurements in the water column

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Reference numbers
Date and time
Visible waveband radiance and irradiance measurements in the water column

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BODC id	Date/Time	Location	Doc.
1194397	2004-08-11 13:00 — 2004-09-08 12:30	53° 32' 6" N 3° 22' 9" W
1194404	2004-08-11 13:00 — 2004-09-08 12:30	53° 32' 6" N 3° 22' 9" W

Discrete samples

37 CTD frame plus rosette sampler

Transmittance and attenuance of the water column
Nitrite concentration parameters in the water column
Phosphate concentration parameters in the water column
Salinity of the water column
Dissolved oxygen parameters in the water column
Temperature of the water column
Concentration of suspended particulate material in the water column
Silicate concentration parameters in the water column
Visible waveband radiance and irradiance measurements in the water column
Density of the water column
Raw light meter output
Ammonium and ammonia concentration parameters in water bodies
Raw fluorometer output
Phaeopigment concentrations in the water column
Nitrate concentration parameters in the water column
Raw suspended particulate material concentration sensor output
Chlorophyll pigment concentrations in water bodies

2 Instrument mooring

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